Caspian halo-nitrophilous scrub

Description (English)

Perennial scrubby vegetation with nitrophilous and salt-tolerant associates in often artificially-disturbed places around the Caspian Sea where the dry climate slows the decomposition of litter and aids precipitation of salt from the soil.

Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.